derealization
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ə noun Psychiatry.
an alteration in perception leading to the feeling that the reality of the world has been changed or lost.
Origin:
1940–45; de- + realization, orig. in the phrase feeling of derealization, as translation of German Entfremdungsgefühl (Freud)
1940–45; de- + realization, orig. in the phrase feeling of derealization, as translation of German Entfremdungsgefühl (Freud)
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derealization de·re·al·i·za·tion (dē-rē'ə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The feeling that things in one's surroundings are strange, unreal, or somehow altered, as seen in schizophrenia.
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Derealization
has a plethora of syllables.
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| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
Example sentences
The few months was how long it took before the derealization lasted.
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